Welcome to my genealogy blog. Genea-Musings features genealogy research tips and techniques, genealogy news items and commentary, genealogy humor, San Diego genealogy society news, family history research and some family history stories from the keyboard of Randy Seaver (of Chula Vista CA), who thinks that Genealogy Research Is really FUN!
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This "Genealogy at a Glance" booklet has four laminated pages on one 11" x 17" paper (folded). They are designed to give the user the basic elements of genealogy research in the allotted space. They provide an overview of the facts a researcher needs to know in order to begin and proceed successfully with research in the subject.

* Contents list* Quick Facts and Important Dates * Italian Immigration and Social History -- Return Migration and Chain Migration; Ports of Departure and Arrival; Settlement Patterns; and Social Customs.* Starting Your Search in America* Finding the Italian Town of Origin - Italian-American Neighborhoods and Little Italys; Death Matters; Patron Saints; and Food Preferences* Research in Italian civil Records - Using Civil Records* Online Sources * Writing to Italy

This booklet is designed primarily for the person who is not an expert, or has no experience, in Italian research. It provides a summary of the fundamentals of Italian research in both the USA and Italy. Reference books, online databases and websites for each topic are cited in the text. A researcher wanting additional expertise should rely on quality published books with in-depth knowledge about the resources available.

For someone like me that teaches and talks about genealogy a bit, it is invaluable because I can pull it out and provide some guidance to my student or colleague interested in the subject.

The beauty of these "Genealogy at a Glance" folders is that they are very light and portable in a briefcase or laptop case. They are fixtures in my research case.

This four-page laminated booklet costs $8.95, plus postage and handling (4th Class Mail $5.50; FedEx Ground Service in the USA, $7.50). You can order it through the Genealogical Store, or use the link for the Italian Genealogy Researchbooklet and click on the "Add to Cart" link.

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I am a native San Diegan, a graduate of San Diego State University, a retired aerospace engineer, a genealogist and a family guy.
My wife (Angel Linda) and I have two lovely daughters, and four darling grandchildren. We love to visit them and have them visit us.
Angel Linda and I love to travel to visit friends and relatives, to sightsee, to cruise or to do genealogy. Our travels have taken us all over the USA, to England, Down Under and Scandinavia.
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